Theatre in the Round in Scarborough: The Complete Plays (2000s)
This page contains the complete list of professional productions at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, between 2000 and 31 March 2009 when Alan Ayckbourn stepped down as Artistic Director of the company. The opening night refers to the first performance of each production as opposed to the official first night. Click on a play title to find out more details about the production.
(M) McCarthy Theatre at the Stephen Joseph Theatre; (R) Restaurant at the Stephen Joseph Theatre; * New play
(M) McCarthy Theatre at the Stephen Joseph Theatre; (R) Restaurant at the Stephen Joseph Theatre; * New play
Stephen Joseph Theatre (The SJT)
Play Title
2000
Virtual Reality * (M)
Private Lives
Village Wooing (R)
The Twelve Pound Look (R)
What Every Woman Knows
Candida
Bedroom Farce
Whenever *
Bedroom Farce
2001
Clockwatching *
Damsels In Distress
GamePlan *
Amaretti Angels * (R)
Inappropriate Behaviour * (R)
FlatSpin *
Split * (R)
Secondhand Dreams * (R)
Whispers Along The Patio *
RolePlay *
This Is Where We Came In
2002
Man For Hire * (M)
The Star Throwers * (M)
Something Blue * (M)
The Safari Party *
Happy Birthday Dear Alice
Snake In The Grass *
Double Bill: The Hope (R)
Double Bill: Two’s Company (R)
Double Bill: Wor Tony And The Great White Shark (R)
Double Bill: A Day Like Today (R)
The Kaiser And I * (R)
River’s Up * (R)
Joking Apart
Red Roses * (R)
Beautiful People *
The Jollies *
The Princess And The Mouse * (M)
2003
How To Tell The Truth * (M)
Parting Shots * (M)
Making Waves *
The Game Hunter
Bedtime Stories *
The Bill Cantor Story (R)
Equal Partners * (R)
Tissue Paper For The Soul * (R)
Sugar Daddies *
The Anniversary Waltz * (R)
Orvin - Champion Of Champions *
Way Upstream
My Sister Sadie *
Thumbelina * (M)
2004
Fly Me To The Moon *
Drowning On Dry Land *
I Ought To Be In Pictures
Love’s A Luxury
For Starters * (R)
Ever After * (R)
Icons * (R)
Her Slightest Touch * (R)
A Chorus Of Disapproval
Private Fears In Public Places *
Soap *
Fields Of Gold *
Miss Yesterday *
The Ugly Duckling * (M)
Around Robin *
2005
Spittin’ Distance * (M)
The Jonah Boy * (M)
A Beginner’s Guide To Cybershopping * (M)
Spending Frank * (M)
Unless (M)
Private Fears In Public Places
Improbable Fiction *
Caution! Trousers * (R)
Clearing The Colours * (R)
Playing God *
Time And Time Again
Moby Dick * (M)
Villette *
The Champion Of Paribanou
The Firebird * (M)
2006
Skylight (M)
Intimate Exchanges
Inglorious Technicolour * (M)
Purvis * (R)
Storm In A Tea Chest * (R)
Absolutely Frank * (M)
The Prodigal Son * (R)
My Own Show * (M)
If I Were You *
Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays
Sleeping Beauty * (M)
2007
Intimate Exchanges
Forget-Me-Not Lane
Pro-Active (R)
White Lies (R)
Touch Wood *
Relatively Speaking
Face Value * (R)
The Swing Of Things * (M)
A Trip To Scarborough
2008
Haunting Julia
Snake In The Grass
Smoking Gun
Cover Her Feet * (R)
Fly In The Ointment * (R)
Life & Beth *
Woman In Mind
Jack Lear *
Awaking Beauty *
2000
Virtual Reality * (M)
Private Lives
Village Wooing (R)
The Twelve Pound Look (R)
What Every Woman Knows
Candida
Bedroom Farce
Whenever *
Bedroom Farce
2001
Clockwatching *
Damsels In Distress
GamePlan *
Amaretti Angels * (R)
Inappropriate Behaviour * (R)
FlatSpin *
Split * (R)
Secondhand Dreams * (R)
Whispers Along The Patio *
RolePlay *
This Is Where We Came In
2002
Man For Hire * (M)
The Star Throwers * (M)
Something Blue * (M)
The Safari Party *
Happy Birthday Dear Alice
Snake In The Grass *
Double Bill: The Hope (R)
Double Bill: Two’s Company (R)
Double Bill: Wor Tony And The Great White Shark (R)
Double Bill: A Day Like Today (R)
The Kaiser And I * (R)
River’s Up * (R)
Joking Apart
Red Roses * (R)
Beautiful People *
The Jollies *
The Princess And The Mouse * (M)
2003
How To Tell The Truth * (M)
Parting Shots * (M)
Making Waves *
The Game Hunter
Bedtime Stories *
The Bill Cantor Story (R)
Equal Partners * (R)
Tissue Paper For The Soul * (R)
Sugar Daddies *
The Anniversary Waltz * (R)
Orvin - Champion Of Champions *
Way Upstream
My Sister Sadie *
Thumbelina * (M)
2004
Fly Me To The Moon *
Drowning On Dry Land *
I Ought To Be In Pictures
Love’s A Luxury
For Starters * (R)
Ever After * (R)
Icons * (R)
Her Slightest Touch * (R)
A Chorus Of Disapproval
Private Fears In Public Places *
Soap *
Fields Of Gold *
Miss Yesterday *
The Ugly Duckling * (M)
Around Robin *
2005
Spittin’ Distance * (M)
The Jonah Boy * (M)
A Beginner’s Guide To Cybershopping * (M)
Spending Frank * (M)
Unless (M)
Private Fears In Public Places
Improbable Fiction *
Caution! Trousers * (R)
Clearing The Colours * (R)
Playing God *
Time And Time Again
Moby Dick * (M)
Villette *
The Champion Of Paribanou
The Firebird * (M)
2006
Skylight (M)
Intimate Exchanges
Inglorious Technicolour * (M)
Purvis * (R)
Storm In A Tea Chest * (R)
Absolutely Frank * (M)
The Prodigal Son * (R)
My Own Show * (M)
If I Were You *
Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays
Sleeping Beauty * (M)
2007
Intimate Exchanges
Forget-Me-Not Lane
Pro-Active (R)
White Lies (R)
Touch Wood *
Relatively Speaking
Face Value * (R)
The Swing Of Things * (M)
A Trip To Scarborough
2008
Haunting Julia
Snake In The Grass
Smoking Gun
Cover Her Feet * (R)
Fly In The Ointment * (R)
Life & Beth *
Woman In Mind
Jack Lear *
Awaking Beauty *
Playwright
Alan Ayckbourn
Noël Coward
George Bernard Shaw
J.M. Barrie
J.M. Barrie
George Bernard Shaw
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Torben Betts
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Sarah Phelps
Robert Shearman
Alan Ayckbourn
Mayo Simon
Liz John
David Cregan
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Meredith Oakes
Paul Lucas
Gill Adams
Tim Firth
Bernard Farrell
Alan Ayckbourn
Michael Chaplin
Lee Hall
Alan Plater
Novid Parsi
Stuart Fortey
Alex Jones
Alan Ayckbourn
Eric Prince
Neil Monaghan
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Chris Dunkley
Peter Robert Scott
Stephen Clark
Georges Feydeau
Lesley Bruce
Adam Pernak
David Tomlinson
Helen Kelly
Alan Ayckbourn
Danny Start
Alan Ayckbourn / Denis King
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Laurie Sansom
John Godber
Alan Ayckbourn
Neil Simon
Guy Paxton / Edward Hoile
Nick Warburton
Neil Monaghan
Christopher William Hill
Torben Betts
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Sarah Woods
Alex Jones
Alan Ayckbourn
Vicky Ireland
Julia Edwards
Toby Davies / Grant Olding
Jane Buckler / Richard Taylor
Laurie Sansom / Loz Kaye
Alistair Hewitt
Carol Shields / Sara Cassidy
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Kerry Hood
James Vollmar
Laurence Marks / Maurice Gran
Alan Ayckbourn
Richard Derrington
Lisa Evans
Alan Ayckbourn
Lee Threadgold
David Hare
Alan Ayckbourn
Christopher William Hill
Nick Warburton
Alison Watt
Tim Firth
Anthony Fletcher
Lesley Bruce
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Lee Threadgold
Alan Ayckbourn
Peter Nichols
Alma Cullen
Robert Shearman
Nick Warburton
Alan Ayckbourn
Dawn King
Torben Betts
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Nick Warburton
Nick Warburton
Nick Warburton
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Ben Benison
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Noël Coward
George Bernard Shaw
J.M. Barrie
J.M. Barrie
George Bernard Shaw
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Torben Betts
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Sarah Phelps
Robert Shearman
Alan Ayckbourn
Mayo Simon
Liz John
David Cregan
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Meredith Oakes
Paul Lucas
Gill Adams
Tim Firth
Bernard Farrell
Alan Ayckbourn
Michael Chaplin
Lee Hall
Alan Plater
Novid Parsi
Stuart Fortey
Alex Jones
Alan Ayckbourn
Eric Prince
Neil Monaghan
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Chris Dunkley
Peter Robert Scott
Stephen Clark
Georges Feydeau
Lesley Bruce
Adam Pernak
David Tomlinson
Helen Kelly
Alan Ayckbourn
Danny Start
Alan Ayckbourn / Denis King
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Laurie Sansom
John Godber
Alan Ayckbourn
Neil Simon
Guy Paxton / Edward Hoile
Nick Warburton
Neil Monaghan
Christopher William Hill
Torben Betts
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Sarah Woods
Alex Jones
Alan Ayckbourn
Vicky Ireland
Julia Edwards
Toby Davies / Grant Olding
Jane Buckler / Richard Taylor
Laurie Sansom / Loz Kaye
Alistair Hewitt
Carol Shields / Sara Cassidy
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Kerry Hood
James Vollmar
Laurence Marks / Maurice Gran
Alan Ayckbourn
Richard Derrington
Lisa Evans
Alan Ayckbourn
Lee Threadgold
David Hare
Alan Ayckbourn
Christopher William Hill
Nick Warburton
Alison Watt
Tim Firth
Anthony Fletcher
Lesley Bruce
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Lee Threadgold
Alan Ayckbourn
Peter Nichols
Alma Cullen
Robert Shearman
Nick Warburton
Alan Ayckbourn
Dawn King
Torben Betts
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Nick Warburton
Nick Warburton
Nick Warburton
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Ben Benison
Alan Ayckbourn
Opening night
3 February 2000
2 June 2000
6 June 2000
30 June 2000
6 July 2000
24 August 2000
21 September 2000
5 December 2000
19 December 2000
10 May 2001
23 May 2001
24 May 2001
5 June 2001
8 June 2001
28 June 2001
24 July 2001
27 July 2001
2 August 2001
30 August 2001
4 December 2001
5 February 2002
19 February 2002
5 March 2002
25 April 2002
22 May 2002
30 May 2002
31 May 2002
7 June 2002
14 June 2002
5 July 2002
11 July 2002
1 August 2002
10 October 2002
3 December 2002
11 December 2002
28 January 2003
18 February 2003
24 April 2003
29 May 2003
5 June 2003
10 June 2003
13 June 2003
3 July 2003
17 July 2003
1 August 2003
7 August 2003
17 October 2003
2 December 2003
9 December 2003
11 March 2004
29 April 2004
13 May 2004
3 June 2004
8 June 2004
11 June 2004
15 June 2004
29 June 2004
14 July 2004
12 August 2004
16 September 2004
28 October 2004
2 December 2004
8 December 2004
16 December 2004
17 February 2005
24 February 2005
3 March 2005
31 March 2005
7 April 2005
21 April 2005
26 May 2005
1 June 2005
24 June 2005
30 June 2005
28 July 2005
30 July 2005
20 October 2005
7 December 2005
8 December 2005
27 March 2006
27 April 2006
8 June 2006
16 June 2006
7 July 2006
13 July 2006
28 July 2006
17 August 2006
12 October 2006
6 December 2006
7 December 2006
1 March 2007
24 May 2007
15 June 2007
22 June 2007
28 June 2007
19 July 2007
8 August 2007
4 October 2007
6 December 2007
22 May 2008
5 June 2008
27 June 2008
27 June 2008
4 July 2008
17 July 2008
4 September 2008
16 October 2008
11 December 2008
3 February 2000
2 June 2000
6 June 2000
30 June 2000
6 July 2000
24 August 2000
21 September 2000
5 December 2000
19 December 2000
10 May 2001
23 May 2001
24 May 2001
5 June 2001
8 June 2001
28 June 2001
24 July 2001
27 July 2001
2 August 2001
30 August 2001
4 December 2001
5 February 2002
19 February 2002
5 March 2002
25 April 2002
22 May 2002
30 May 2002
31 May 2002
7 June 2002
14 June 2002
5 July 2002
11 July 2002
1 August 2002
10 October 2002
3 December 2002
11 December 2002
28 January 2003
18 February 2003
24 April 2003
29 May 2003
5 June 2003
10 June 2003
13 June 2003
3 July 2003
17 July 2003
1 August 2003
7 August 2003
17 October 2003
2 December 2003
9 December 2003
11 March 2004
29 April 2004
13 May 2004
3 June 2004
8 June 2004
11 June 2004
15 June 2004
29 June 2004
14 July 2004
12 August 2004
16 September 2004
28 October 2004
2 December 2004
8 December 2004
16 December 2004
17 February 2005
24 February 2005
3 March 2005
31 March 2005
7 April 2005
21 April 2005
26 May 2005
1 June 2005
24 June 2005
30 June 2005
28 July 2005
30 July 2005
20 October 2005
7 December 2005
8 December 2005
27 March 2006
27 April 2006
8 June 2006
16 June 2006
7 July 2006
13 July 2006
28 July 2006
17 August 2006
12 October 2006
6 December 2006
7 December 2006
1 March 2007
24 May 2007
15 June 2007
22 June 2007
28 June 2007
19 July 2007
8 August 2007
4 October 2007
6 December 2007
22 May 2008
5 June 2008
27 June 2008
27 June 2008
4 July 2008
17 July 2008
4 September 2008
16 October 2008
11 December 2008
On 31 March 2009, Alan Ayckbourn stood down as Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre (SJT) with no productions staged during this period from January to March 2009.
This website is conceived as a tribute to Stephen Joseph and Alan Ayckbourn and the contribution of theatre in the round to Scarborough between 1955 and 2008. As a result, it does not carry details of productions subsequent to A April 2009.
This website is conceived as a tribute to Stephen Joseph and Alan Ayckbourn and the contribution of theatre in the round to Scarborough between 1955 and 2008. As a result, it does not carry details of productions subsequent to A April 2009.
The Complete Plays
All research for this section is by Simon Murgatroyd. Please do not reproduce without crediting the A Round Town (www.a-round-town.com) website.